This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Despite being transformed into a Scoobie Doo-ish, ghostbustin’ rock band on a recent South Park episode, Korn are still the least cartoonish band on the rap-metal slate these days.
In keeping with its title, their fourth studio album Issues draws on the same primal emotions — anger, angst, frustration, paranoia — as their earlier works, including last year’s chart-topper Follow The Leader. But Issues seems to be more darkly animated, with a few more quiet passages and discernible melodies poking their heads out amid the squall of detuned guitars and plate-tectonic rhythms. Still, there’s plenty of mosh-worthy shreddage in tunes like the single Falling Away From Me. Colour me impressed.
